"That's not fair!" How many times have I heard middle school kids say that? Too many to count, and my response is always the same: "Life's not fair; build a bridge and get over it!" This week I have had to eat my own words. I feel God is teaching me through this as well. Then, I began to think of just what is not fair. Here is the litany I came up with: Is it fair that a wife has to endure habitual beatings from her husband? Or that a child is victim to beatings by his parent? What about the person who works her fingers to the bone at work to see subordinates and incompetents promoted, both literally and figuratively? Is it fair that homeless people are treated like scum? Or, is it fair that they are even homeless at all in the richest country on earth? Is it fair that the very wealthy pay little to no taxes while the middle class in this country bear the brunt of funding the government? Is it fair that able-bodied adults milk the system to enjoy welfare payments at the expense of honest, hard-working individuals?
You see, what's not fair is subjective; it depends upon our life experiences. Ultimately, God is the great equalizer, the judge of what is fair and what isn't. Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 states, "I saw something else on earth; In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness. I thought to myself, 'God will judge both the righteous and the wicked; for there is an appropriate time for every activity, and there is a time of judgment for every deed.' "
So, every time I think to myself, "That's not fair," I will remind myself that God is the ultimate judge, and He will eventually right every wrong. It is not my job to dwell on it and question when He will act.
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